On Tuesday, March 26, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will be visiting NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. During the visit, he will be making a major announcement regarding the future of the space industry in Texas. Media personnel are invited to document the governor’s tour of NASA’s Mission Control Center where he will also be speaking with NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, who is a native Texan and is currently aboard the International Space Station. Along with Abbott, the visit will be attended by NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, Texas Representative Greg Bonnen, and other state and space industry leaders.
U.S. media wishing to attend in person must respond to NASA’s Johnson Space Center by 5 p.m. CDT Monday, March 25, by calling the Johnson Newsroom at 281-483-5111 or e-mailing jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. Media must arrive at Johnson’s main gate no later than 9:30 a.m. March 26 to pick up credentials and receive instructions.
